Earthquake details

Saturday, September 10, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, September 10, 1988 at 00:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 742.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.667 and latitude -24.708.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 575.7 km
Coordinates -24.708, 179.667
UTC time 1988-09-10 00:46:50.850
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-10

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